CVE-2008-4690

Severity: critical (CVSS 10.0 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 5.1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2008-10-22 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

lynx 2.8.6dev.15 and earlier, when advanced mode is enabled and lynx is configured as a URL handler, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a crafted lynxcgi: URL, a related issue to CVE-2005-2929. NOTE: this might only be a vulnerability in limited deployments that have defined a lynxcgi: handler.

Affected products

Lynx: through 2.8.6; 2.8.1-dev.1, 2.8.1-dev.10, 2.8.1-dev.11, 2.8.1-dev.12, 2.8.1-dev.13, 2.8.1-dev.14 (+169)

References

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-01/msg00004.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/32416
http://secunia.com/advisories/32967
http://secunia.com/advisories/33568
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:217
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:218
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/09/2
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0965.html
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021105
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46228
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11204
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-December/msg00066.html

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